color commentator

noun

: a person whose job is to make interesting comments on a radio or television broadcast about the things that are happening in a sports contest

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As a former Hawks winger and later color commentator during the team’s run of three Stanley Cups in the 2010s, Olczyk also will have to judge the worthiness of several members of those teams for future induction: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Corey Crawford, among others. —

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024 Swoopes did not serve as color commentator for the Wings broadcast on Bally Sports Southwest in the team's game against the Fever on Sept. 1. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024 When the youngster said no, Rosen interrupted the color commentator’s conversation with adults to make sure Zimmerman got some time. —

Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 Wainwright, 42, previously signed with Fox/FS1 to call games as a color commentator this season. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for color commentator

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